Martin M. Koshar died on 12 January 2024 at the age of 90.
After graduating from Clarkson University in 1955, Koshar joined the Glenn L. Martin Company (which became Martin Marietta and now Lockheed Martin) to begin a long and distinguished career in the defense industry. He worked on multiple nationally significant programs, including TITAN II, Pershing II, ASALM, and LANTIRN fire control system. Koshar directed the Pershing II tactical ballistic missile system, which resulted in the dissolution of the USSR and the end of the Cold War. In 1988, Martin was named president of Martin Marietta’s Aero and Naval Systems Division. In a consultant capacity, he supported the U.S. Missile Defense Agency.
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